Systems Administrator, Senior Associate

Sedron Technologies•Bellingham, WA

6h•$140,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Sedron Technologies is hiring a Senior Associate Systems Administrator to administer and maintain the company’s computing environment, including servers, cloud infrastructure, networks, endpoints, and Microsoft 365. The role owns Microsoft 365 tenant administration and helps make infrastructure architecture decisions with IT leadership. It also establishes technical standards and security baselines, monitors systems, deploys Windows endpoint software and updates, and serves as the final technical escalation point for helpdesk and system issues. The position leads disaster recovery planning, backup and restore processes, and infrastructure projects, including IT setup at new and expanding sites. It includes mentoring and cross-training IT team members, participating in an after-hours on-call rotation, and traveling to company offices, plants, and project sites to assess connectivity, install hardware, and support infrastructure. The administrator coordinates with controls engineering on IT/OT network segmentation, remote access, and change control, and implements changes through IT change management while maintaining security baselines. Career growth is determined by performance, certifications, and supervisor discretion. The position requires approximately 20% travel and US citizenship or legal permanent residency; employment visa sponsorship is not available. Compensation is $140,000–$175,000 annually, and the role may qualify for a discretionary bonus. Applicants are subject to applicable pre-employment drug testing and a background check after a conditional offer.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
10+ years of professional systems administration experience, including ownership of infrastructure design decisions.
Knowledge of Windows Server and Azure IaaS; Active Directory and Entra ID; Microsoft 365 and Intune administration, including security and compliance settings; enterprise networking (VLANs, firewalls, VPN, wireless); hypervisor administration; backup, restore, and disaster recovery design; PowerShell scripting and API integration; and reverse proxy and TLS design for publishing internal services, including certificate lifecycle management.
Ability to explain technical issues to non-technical users.
Effective verbal and written communication skills in English.
Must have a high school diploma or GED at minimum.
Must be a US citizen or legal permanent resident; employment visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

Experience owning a Microsoft 365 tenant in a multi-site organization.
Experience managing networks, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless in enterprise cloud-managed platforms.
Experience designing containerized service hosting on Linux, including reverse proxy and certificate automation.
Advanced Microsoft, networking, or security certifications, such as Azure Administrator, CCNP, or CISSP.
Experience supporting manufacturing or industrial sites.
Familiarity with OT environments and ISA/IEC 62443 concepts.

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain servers, cloud infrastructure, networks, and endpoints.
Own the Microsoft 365 tenant and associated applications, including Entra ID, Intune, licensing, security, and compliance settings.
Make infrastructure architecture decisions with IT leadership concerning cloud, network, identity, and backup design.
Define and maintain technical standards, security baselines, and IT best practices.
Monitor systems and networks for performance, availability, and security issues and take corrective action.
Package and deploy software and updates to Windows endpoints.
Serve as the final technical escalation point for helpdesk and system issues across applications and systems.
Lead disaster recovery planning and own backup and restore processes.
Lead infrastructure projects, including IT setup for new and expanding sites.
Mentor and cross-train other IT team members.
Participate in the after-hours on-call rotation as an escalation point for system emergencies.
Travel to offices, plants, and project sites to assess connectivity, install hardware, and support local infrastructure.
Coordinate with controls engineering on IT/OT network segmentation, remote access, and change control to avoid affecting plant control systems.
Implement changes through IT change management and maintain system configurations to security baselines.